Contemporary Health Physics: Problems and Solutions

This is the first text specifically designed to train potential health physicists to think and respond like professionals, offering a balanced presentation of all the theoretical and practical aspects essential for a full working knowledge of radiation exposure assessments.
As the only book to cover the entire radiation protection field, it includes detailed coverage of the medical, university, power reactor, fuel cycle, environmental and accelerator, and nonionizing radiation areas, while exploring key topics in radiation basics, external and internal dosimetry, the biological effects of ionizing radiation, and much more besides.
Backed by more than 500 worked examples spanning the full spectrum of real–world challenges, it quickly instills in readers the professional acumen and practical skills needed to perform accurate radiation assessments in virtually any routine or emergency situation.


Spis treści:
Part I Basic Concepts: Theory and Problems.
Introduction.
Part II Specialized Areas: Theory and Problems.
Medical Health Physics.
University Health Physics.
Fuel Cycle Health Physics.
Power Reactor Health Physics.
Environmental Health Physics.
Accelerator Health Physics.
Nonionizing Radiation Health Physics.
Part III Answers and Solutions.
Part IV Appendices.
Serial Decay Relationships.
Basic Source Geometries and Attenuation Relationships.
Neutron–Induced Gamma Radiation Sources.
Selected Topics in Internal Dosimetry.
Radiation Risk and Risk Models.
Key Health Physics Relationships.
Production Equations in Health Physics.
Mathematical Review.
Selected Data on Radionuclides of Health Physics Interest.

Nota biograficzna:
Joseph John Bevelacqua, PhD, CHP, is the President of Bevelacqua Resources. A theoretical nuclear physicist by training, Dr. Bevelacqua is a Certified Health Physicist and Certified Senior Reac tor Operator and has over 30 years of professional experience. This includes the medical, fuel cycle, accelerator, power reactor, environmental, and non–ionizing areas. He was a key player in the Three Mile Island and Hanford cleanup activities, and is an active researcher with over 80 publications. His research areas include heavy ion cancer therapy, theoretical physics, and health physics applications. He recently received the California University Pennsylvania′s Professional Excellence Award for his accomplishments.

Okładka tylna:
This is the first text specifically designed to train potential health physicists to think and respond like professionals, offering a balanced presentation of all the theoretical and practical aspects essential for a full working knowledge of radiation exposure assessments.
As the only book to cover the entire radiation protection field, it includes detailed coverage of the medical, university, power reactor, fuel cycle, environmental and accelerator, and nonionizing radiation areas, while exploring key topics in radiation basics, external and internal dosimetry, the biological effects of ionizing radiation, and much more besides.
Backed by more than 500 worked examples spanning the full spectrum of real–world challenges, it quickly instills in readers the professional acumen and practical skills needed to perform accurate radiation assessments in virtually any routine or emergency situation.